Denny’s locations across the country are giving away free Grand Slam breakfasts — two eggs, two pancakes, two sausage links, two bacon strips — from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday (2/3). Local Denny’s are in Colonie, East Greenbush and Saratoga Springs.
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IHOP locations nationwide will be giving away a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to diners from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, as part of National Pancake Day. Customers will be invited to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network; proceeds from local IHOPs will go to the CMN program […]
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Schenectady’s Restaurant Week, featuring three-course meals from special menus for $20.09 at more than 20 Electric City restaurants, is currently underway and runs through Saturday. (It somehow escaped my attention — or maybe no one told me about it — until now.) Check out the participating restaurants and their menus here.
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Thinking about Super Bowl Sunday, the good folks at All Over Albany went beer shopping and compared what it would cost to buy 12-packs of 10 different beers at a dozen stores, supermarkets and beverage centers around the region. The price range for their “basket” of beers — 120 bottles is a mighty big basket — […]
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The three top trends on restaurant menus nationwide last year were mini-food (think all manner of sliders and dishes similar in concept), bargain pricing and lighter (i.e., less caloric and more healthful) fare. The first two are related to the economy, the latter by the spread of nutrition-labeling laws, according to a report from the international […]
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